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Patent GB-2503085-A (GB)
Title: A secondary locking mechanism suitable for the folding frame of a stroller
Inventor: YUAN JIALIANG
IPC: B62B7/06
Filed: 2013-04-16
Abstract: A secondary locking mechanism 14 for locking a locking part of a locking mechanism in a collapsible frame (100 figure 1) includes a casing 232, an engagement part 41, a manipulation part 42a, and an elastic part (43 figure 3b). The engagement part is pivotally connected to the casing. When the frame expands, the engagement part abuts against the locking part to lock the locking part. The manipulation part is connected to the engagement part and partially exposed out of the casing. The manipulation part is operable to control motion of the engagement part for disengaging the engaging part from the locking part. The elastic part provides a restoring elastic force to the engagement part. Therefore, the secondary locking mechanism can perform secondarily locking effect for efficiently avoiding any unexpected folding to the frame. Various secondary locking mechanisms are disclosed, including ones where the manipulation part is pushed, pulled, or provided with a release tab. The secondary locking mechanism is particularly intended to safeguard a stroller frame from folding when not intended to.
Patent GB-2517128-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle communication system
Inventor: KHAN MOHAMMED
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 2013-05-31
Abstract: A communication system comprises a base station positioned in the vehicle and a mobile communication unit used for remote control of e.g. vehicle locking. The base station receives polling signals from the mobile unit, determines first and second locations of the mobile unit relative to the vehicle, determines a baseline pattern of movement of the mobile unit based at least in part on the determined first and second locations, determines whether a user-initiated interaction with the vehicle occurs in connection with the baseline pattern of movement, e.g. unlocking a door, starting the engine or sending a command from the mobile unit. If no interaction occurs, the pattern of movement is classified as incidental and an adjustment is made to an authorisation zone (138) around the vehicle so as to exclude the incidental pattern of movement, with functions like unlocking doors etc. allowed only when the remote unit is inside the authorisation zone.
Patent GB-2503106-A (GB)
Title: Exhaust device for fuel cell vehicle
Inventor: OZAWA NAOKI
IPC: B60K1/04
Filed: 2012-02-29
Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to enable air to be sucked smoothly into a fuel cell by reducing the ventilation resistance of an exhaust passage, and to prevent water from entering an exhaust duct. This exhaust device for a fuel cell vehicle is characterized in that: an exhaust chamber is attached to the lower surface of a front hood; an exhaust duct is extended upward in the vertical direction from the rear section of a fuel cell case; an exhaust port at the upper end of the exhaust duct is opened into the exhaust chamber; a through hole is formed in the front hood in a section more toward the front than the exhaust port with respect to the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle, the through hole communicating the inside of the exhaust chamber with the exterior space; the through hole is covered with a cover; and an opening is formed in the cover, the opening being provided above and away from the upper surface of the front hood and opening toward the rear of the vehicle.
Patent GB-2504234-A (GB)
Title: Sand screen with inflatable chamber
Inventor: BRUCE STEPHEN EDMUND
IPC: E21B17/00
Filed: 2012-03-07
Abstract: There is described a method and apparatus for increasing the strength of a base member 12 comprising mounting chambers 14 on the base member and inflating the chambers. There is also described a method and apparatus for creating a crush resistant structure, the method comprising locating a base pipe in a bore; and inflating chambers located between the base pipe and the bore with fluid, thereby providing a structure having an elevated crush resistance. The structure may be a sand screen.
Patent GB-2520358-A (GB)
Title: A heel counter or toe puff
Inventor: BRADSHAW SIMON PAUL
IPC: A43B23/08
Filed: 2013-11-19
Abstract: A heel counter or a toe puff formed of a composite material comprising a polymer component and a non-polymeric additive, wherein the composite material has a dielectric loss tangent of more than 0.05 and the non-polymeric additive increases the dielectric loss tangent of the composite material. The non-polymeric additive may be a metallic powder or carbon black. The addition of the conductive additive to a polymer can improve the electrical and thermal properties of the polymer and will improve its susceptibility to microwave heating. Counters or puffs are rigid and generally formed of resilient polymeric materials which give structure and strength to the heel or toe of the shoe. Susceptibility to microwaves means that the structures can be heated quickly prior to moulding.
Patent GB-2523068-A (GB)
Title: Food production safe adhesive tape
Inventor: SELLARS MURRAY
IPC: C09J133/06
Filed: 2013-11-27
Abstract: Disclosed is a food-production-safe adhesive tape 10, for use in food packaging applications to package food items or containers thereof. The adhesive tape 10 comprises a carrier substrate 12 provided with an adhesive layer 14. An aromatic additive impregnated within the adhesive layer 14 alters the scent thereof, thus facilitating olfactory identification of the adhesive tape 10 by a user. Colour pigmentation, comprising a food-production-safe dye, may also be incorporated within the adhesive layer 14 in order to facilitate visual identification of the adhesive tape 10 by a user. The intensity of the scent and colour is adapted so as to be discernible to a user when the adhesive tape 10 is layered on a roll, yet weak enough that it is substantially non-detectable when applied as a single layer in food packaging applications. The food-production-safe adhesive tape 10 can be easily distinguishable from other adhesive tapes by its user.
Patent GB-2520964-A (GB)
Title: Play apparatus
Inventor: MANN MILES
IPC: A63G11/00
Filed: 2013-12-04
Abstract: A seesaw 1 for providing up-and-down and rotational motion relative to the ground, comprising a beam 10 with seats 40a, 40b at either end to allow a user to sit on the beam. The beam is coupled to a pivot 14 to allow rotational 62a and pivotable 60a movement of the beam relative thereto. Associated with the one or more seats is a wheel 42 that is free to rotate 64a in a perpendicular direction to the beam. The wheel improves the rotational motion of the seesaw when in use by reducing the effort required to initiate and maintain rotational motion by reducing the retardation forces when the seat makes contact with the ground 50.
Patent GB-2521408-A (GB)
Title: Defective pixel fixing
Inventor: BISHOP MICHAEL
IPC: H04N9/04
Filed: 2013-12-18
Abstract: Methods of fixing defective pixels in image data are described wherein a predicted value for a target pixel in a target colour channel is determined based on the values of nearby pixels, wherein the target pixel value can be selectively replaced with the predicted value. The predicted value is determined by determining a candidate value for each of a plurality of directions using: (i) a gradient of pixel values in one colour channel along the respective direction and (ii) a pixel value of a pixel in the target colour channel which is aligned with the target pixel along the respective direction. Using gradients can provide better predicted values than averaging nearby pixel values since rates of change of pixel values are taken into account. The median of the candidate values may be used in order to reduce the impact of other defective pixels on the predicted value for the target pixel.
Patent GB-2522714-A (GB)
Title: Contact processing
Inventor: DORRICOTT MARTIN REX
IPC: H04M3/523
Filed: 2014-02-04
Abstract: A contact handling apparatus operable, in respect of incoming contacts which are routed to respective agents selected from a cohort of two or more agents, to detect whether an incoming contact represents a second or subsequent contact by the same user within a predetermined time period, the contacts being of at least two contact types selected from a group of contact types (e.g. voice call, internet, email) comprising: a user identification detector operable to detect apparatus identification data associated with an apparatus from which each call is being made; and a comparator operable to compare the detected apparatus identification data with other instances of apparatus identification data or user identification data relating to a contact of a different contact type so as to detect whether a second or subsequent contact is made with the same identification data within the predetermined time period. The different sets of ID data (e.g. telephone number/ANI for voice call, IP address for an internet contact) for identifying the user or customer making a contact are associated with one another in a database 160.
Patent GB-2525154-A (GB)
Title: Load Limiting device for a seat belt of a vehicle
Inventor: CHERUVU KALYAN
IPC: B60R22/46
Filed: 2014-02-12
Abstract: The invention relates to a load limiting device 10 for a seat belt of a vehicle, the load limiting device comprising a spool (12 fig. 1) for the seat belt, the spool being rotatable about a rotation axis (14 fig. 1) due to unwinding the seat belt from the spool. At least one first load limiting element 18 and at least one second load limiting element 20 having at least one knife edge 22 and are at least indirectly connected to the spool and rotatable about the rotation axis. The second load limiting element is movable away from the rotation axis from a release position into at least one load limiting position due to centrifugal forces acting upon the second load limiting element. The centrifugal forces result from rotating the spool when unwinding the seat belt. When in the load limiting position, the second load limiting element is in contact with the first load limiting element at least temporarily and shears the first load limiting element by means of the knife edge thereby retarding the rotation of the spool. The spool can be connected to the second load limiting element via at least one torsion bar.
Patent GB-2525175-A (GB)
Title: Imaging
Inventor: WINDMARK JOHAN
IPC: H04N5/232
Filed: 2014-04-14
Abstract: A method and apparatus for correcting camera shake and vibrations comprises causing an adjustment to the relative positioning of an image sensor of a camera and one or more optical devices of the camera which convey light to the image sensor and causing at least part of an image frame to be captured, using the image sensor, while the image sensor and the one or more optical devices are in the adjusted relative positioning. The adjusted relative positioning of the image sensor is determined. The image frame is adjusted by performing a transform on the image frame using the determined adjusted relative positioning of the image sensor and the one or more optical devices. Also provide is a method and apparatus using transforms to respond to rotational movement of the camera.
Patent GB-2529396-A (GB)
Title: Anti-ballistic Structure
Inventor: DILLON DOMINIC
IPC: E04H9/04
Filed: 2014-08-15
Abstract: A blast-proof or bullet-proof structures, in particular, a structure comprising a wall made from a material comprising rubber in a cementitious material. An anti-ballistic structure including a wall made from a material comprising rubber pieces with embedded fibres in a cement matrix, the volume ratio of said rubber pieces and cement in a dry state is between 3:1 and 8:1. The rubber may be obtained from recycled tyres. The embedded fibres of the rubber particulates may extend to the outside of the particle, thus achieving bonding with the cement or concrete matrix. There may also be sand of less than 2 mm size present, wherein the volume ratio of sand to cement is between 1:1 and 2:1. In an embodiment, the material contains 55-80% rubber pieces, 8-25% cement and 10-23% sand (by volume). The material may be casted into blocks 8. The anti-ballistic wall may be a single skin wall (200-600 mm thick) or a double skin wall 200 (each skin 200-400 mm) with a 50-100 mm cavity 202 in between. The wall may have a cladding panel (30, fig 3) with a geogrid (32, fig 3) on one side.
Patent GB-2529719-A (GB)
Title: Tracer
Inventor: HARDY ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: G01N33/24
Filed: 2014-09-01
Abstract: A method of non-invasively imaging a dispersion of particles in time and space, where each particle comprises a coating of a fluorescent material over an inert mineral core and the particles range between 0.5 -5 micron diameter, the method comprising illuminating the area of particle dispersion with spectrally selected excitation light of substantially uniform intensity to excite fluorescence, and recording a time series of images of emitted light from the area of dispersion using at least one imaging device such as a camera. The method is used for monitoring environmental transport of pollutants in soil for example.
Patent GB-2531319-A (GB)
Title: UV lamp unit
Inventor: CHURCHLEY MARTIN
IPC: H01J61/38
Filed: 2014-10-16
Abstract: A UV lamp unit 10 comprises: a body 20 defining an aperture 30 for allowing transmission of UV light from inside the body to a target region outside the body; and a UV light source 50 for emitting UV light inside the body, wherein the unit comprises a reflector arrangement 70 that is arranged between the aperture and the UV light source such that direct passage of UV light from the UV light source to the aperture is prevented. The reflector arrangement is a dichroic reflector and is configured to reflect the UV light and absorb or transmit at least one of visible and infrared light emitted by the UV light source. Furthermore, the reflector arrangement comprises a heat sink structure for dissipating heat.
Patent GB-2536659-A (GB)
Title: Authentication for mobile transactions
Inventor: AARON SMITH
IPC: H04L9/32
Filed: 2015-03-24
Abstract: A method of authenticating one or more parties to a transaction is provided. A first party to the transaction is registered with an information service trusted by the first party and a second party. The information service holds credential data for the first party as a result of this registration. Location data for the first party is provided to the information service. When the second party wishes to transact with the first party, the information service provides the location data for the first party and the credential data for the first party to the second party. A suitable information service is also provided,together with a mobile point of sale terminal and a user mobile device for use in this approach to transaction authentication. The mobile user may then decide to transact with the merchant on the basis of this received information. It is possible that the registered location for the merchant will be displayed on a map for the user to consider.
Patent GB-2537917-A (GB)
Title: A side curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle
Inventor: MICHAL JAN SWINIARSKI
IPC: B60R21/232
Filed: 2015-04-30
Abstract: A side curtain airbag assembly for a motor vehicle is disclosed having an elongate airbag 12 with at least one inflatable chamber and also including at least one pair of deployable outwardly extending chambers or tongues 16, 17. The tongues are positioned so as to engage when deployed with an upstanding structural member, such as a "B" post 8; so that the "B" post is sandwiched by the two tongues contacting its front and rear faces (see also figure 7). The tongues act to resist longitudinal movement of the airbag, thereby reducing outward bulging of the airbag if the airbag is subject to an impact force from an interior of the motor vehicle (see figure 4). Each tongue may be supplied with inflation gas via a supply tube 18 having an inlet 18i connected to a lower end of the inflatable chamber. Prior to inflation the supply tubes and tongues may be stowed within the inflatable chamber (figure 5) or external to it (figure 11). A second pair of tongues (26, 27, figure 9) may also be provided near a lower edge of the inflatable chamber.
Patent GB-2526440-A (GB)
Title: Sensor arrangements
Inventor: JOHNSON ANDREW
IPC: H05B37/02
Filed: 2015-05-22
Abstract: A luminaire component for use in a luminaire comprises an LED module 806 on a first printed circuit board (PCB) 808, the first PCB having a front face on which the LED module is located; a second PCB mounted forward of the front face of the first PCB, for example mounted on cylindrical collar 813, and connection means 851, 852 adapted to connect the second PCB to the first PCB. The second PCB may carry components for a wireless communication device or a sensor arrangement. Also disclosed are sensor arrangements for environmental characteristics which may be associated with bezels for luminaires where the bezel is removably attachable to the luminaire.
Patent GB-2542109-A (GB)
Title: Mode division multiplexed passive optical network
Inventor: FILIPE FERREIRA
IPC: H04J14/04
Filed: 2015-06-26
Abstract: A mode division multiplexing passive optical network (PON) in which channel estimation/inversion is performed in the optical domain. The PON comprises a plurality of input channels 308 connected to a mode multiplexer 318, a mode demultiplexer 312 connected to a plurality of output channels 314 and an optical fibre coupling the multiplexer and the demultiplexer for transporting a mode-multiplexed signal. The PON includes an optical equalizer 318, 316 arranged to transfer power between optical signals having different modes to compensate for crosstalk between the different modes. The optical equalizer 316 may be positioned downstream of the demultiplexer and a second optical equalizer 318 may optionally be positioned upstream of the multiplexer. In a preferred embodiment, equalization need only take account of interference between degenerate modes.
Patent GB-2538331-A (GB)
Title: A Cooling Plate For A Battery Module And Method Of Making The Same
Inventor: JOHN LEWIS
IPC: H01M10/625
Filed: 2015-07-10
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of fabricating a cooling plate 5 for a battery module comprising: taking first and second planar substrates 22 and selectively etching material from at least one of the faces of the substrates 22 to form at least one fluid passageway 26 therein; juxtaposing the planar substrates 22 in a face to face arrangement with the fluid passageways 26 facing inwards; and joining the two substrates 22 each to the other. Etching may be accomplished by chemical etching, plasma etching and ion beam milling. Optionally, both substrates 22 have material selectively etched therefrom in spatial arrangements which are respectively the mirror image of one another so that the fluid passageways may be brought in to registration to form a single passageway 30 when the plates 22 are joined. The present disclosure also relates to a traction battery (52, fig 5) having at least one battery cell (50-1 , 50-n, fig 5) arranged in thermal communication with at least one of said cooling plates 5; and to a vehicle (9, fig 5) incorporating the cooling plate 5.
Patent GB-2541924-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle seat assembly
Inventor: ANDREW CHATWIN
IPC: B60N2/22
Filed: 2015-09-04
Abstract: A vehicle seat assembly having a backrest support comprising a first torsion tube 11 for adjusting a recline angle and a chassis comprising a second torsion tube 18 for adjusting height rise. The first and second torsion tubes are arranged concentrically about a pivot axis A. Preferable the second tube is disposed inside the first tube and they are rotatable independently of each other. The backrest support may comprise at least one mounting plate 12, 13 to which the first torsion tube is fixedly connected. The tubes may be rotated by an actuator, e.g. an electric motor (27, 33, figure 7). Preferably the first tube is fixedly mounted to a transfer arm (42, figure 6) comprising a deformable link 30 which absorbs impact energy during collision. The chassis may comprise at least one rear mounting arm 20, 21 to which the second torsion tube is fixedly connected.
Patent GB-2532320-A (GB)
Title: Liquid jet head, liquid jet apparatus, and method of manufacturing liquid jet head
Inventor: TOSHIMITSU MOROOKA
IPC: B41J2/16
Filed: 2015-09-11
Abstract: A liquid jet head 1 includes ejection channels C and dummy channels D alternately arrayed across partitions to configure a channel row (CR, Fig.1B). Drive electrodes 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d are positioned on side surfaces of the partitions 3 and are positioned from upper ends of the partitions in a depth direction. An average depth Tmc of two drive electrodes 6c, 6d positioned on facing side surfaces of the ejection channel C is different from an average depth Tmd of two drive electrodes 6a, 6b positioned on facing side surfaces of the dummy channel D adjacent to the ejection channel C. The average depth Tmc is preferably greater than the average depth Tmd or vice versa. The ejection channels C and dummy channels D may have differing groove widths (Fig.11A). There is also provided methods of manufacturing a liquid jet head including a groove formation step on a surface of an actuator substrate and an electrode material deposition step of depositing an electrode material by an oblique vapour deposition method.
Patent GB-2529334-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for operating a portable radio communication device in a dual-watch mode
Inventor: CORRETJER JESUS F
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 2014-04-24
Abstract: A portable radio communication device is provided that receives communications on a primary channel and a secondary channel as part of a dual-watch mode of operation. The portable radio communication device detects a gesture associated with the portable radio communication device and identifies a channel from one of the primary channel and the secondary channel corresponding to the detected gesture. Further, the portable radio communication device associates controls of a user interface in the portable radio communication device to the identified channel for controlling one or more operational parameters pertaining to the identified channel during the dual-watch mode of operation.
Patent GB-2530699-A (GB)
Title: Turbocharger compressor-end carbon face seal
Inventor: KELLY ALLAN
IPC: F16J15/16
Filed: 2014-06-23
Abstract: A passive, progressively-applied contact face seal assembly (163) is used to address blowby between the rotating assembly (104, 108, 114, 124) and housing (110) of a turbocharger (100). The seal assembly (163) is configured to avoid seal contact at low rotational speeds, resulting in less friction at start-up and improved turbocharger (100) transient response. In addition, the seal assembly (163) is configured to provide increasing seal contact with increasing rotational speeds, whereby a full seal is applied under high speed, high pressure conditions when blow-by potential is maximum. The seal assembly (163) is used along with a clearance seal (162).